Combined tobacco and match box



(No Model.)

S. B. SCOTT.

COMBINED TOBACCO AND MATCH BOX.

No. 256,246. Patented A p1*.11,1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

SAMUEL E. SCOTT, ()F SANDY HILL, NEW YORK.

COMBINED TOBACCO AND MATCH BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,246, dated April11, 1882,

Application filed October 22, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. 800m, of SandyHill, in the county of Washington and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combined Tobacco and Match Box;and Ido hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription,

of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined tobacco and matchbox.

Tobacco-boxes are ordinarily made oval in form, with a convex bottom,and with a hinged cover or lid provided with an annular'fiange adaptedto lap over the body of the box and hold it in a closed position, thetop of the cover also being'convex. This construction of box is notliable to be crushed or distorted in shape by pressure, and is welladapted for the object in view. When the box is filled with tobacco itprojects up to the top of the sides thereof, and when the lid or coveris closed the space between the annular flange of the cover or lid andthe concave under surface of the said lid is empty.

The object of my invention is to utilize this empty space by providing acompartment rigidly secured to and forming a part of this lid, adaptedto hold matches, and provided also with a sliding cover, which, when thelid is open, presents itself up, and when closed rests on the tobacco,the said sliding cover being provided with means for holding suitablematerial for striking the matches.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain details inconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be more fully explained,and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the boxwith the lid thrown back and the match-compartment open, and Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section of the box with the parts in a closedposition.

' A represents the tobacco-box, and B the cover, which latter is securedthereto in the ordinary manner, and is provided with the catch 0,adapted to engage with the projecting lip D on the body of the box andhold the lid in a closed and locked position.

The match-compartment E is rectangular in shape, and is provided withsides (1, ends I) and b, and bottom 0, the latter being secured to theconcave under surface of the lid or cover B. The upper edges of thesides a of the match-compartment E are turned horizontally outward atright angles to the remaining portions thereof to form guides or slidesfor the sliding cover F, while the end I) is continued up slightly abovethe remaining portion of the compartment E, and is adapted to stop orcheck the sliding stop or cover F and prevent it from being moved toofar over the compartment.

7 The sliding cover F is provided with turned edges d, adapted to fitover the horizontal edges of the sides a and hold the cover againstvertical displacement, while the construction of the parts allow thesliding cover F to be moved laterally to one side for a certaindistance, where its further outward progress is stopped by a dependinglug, e, secured to the under side of the sliding cover F, abuttingagainst the end I).

The upper surface of the sliding cover F is provided with the raisedprojection f, which affords the thumb or finger sufficient purchase tomove the said sliding cover outward. This cover F is also provided withtwo flanges, 9, formed integral therewith or separate therefrom, asdesired, and adapted to receive and retain between them a piece ofsand-paper, h, or any other suitable material for igniting the matches.When this sand-paper It becomes unfit for use it can be removed andanother piece substituted therefor.

Instead of forming the bottom a of the compartment E integral therewith,the under con- .cave surface of the lid can form the bottom thereofandanswer all the desired purposes. So, also, can the match-compartment Ebe provided with a hinged cover, the latter being adapted to receive andretain the sand-paper in a similar manner to the sliding cover alreadydescribed. I

My device is neat and compact in form, durable in use, and enablesmatches tobe carried conveniently, so as to be ready for use whendesired.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Asa new article of manufacture, a tobacco-box provided with a matchsafe or compartment rigidly secured to the under side of the lid. orcover. thereof, the said match-compartment being provided with a coverhaving suitable material removably secured thereto for striking thematch.

2. The combination, with a box provided with a suitable hinged lid, of amatch-compartment rigidly secured to the inside of the said lid, asliding cover adapted to close the said match-compartment, and suitablematerial removably secured to the top of the said sliding cover forigniting the matches, substantially as set forth.

3. Thecombination, with a box provided with a hinged cover or lid, thesaid box and cover being constructed substantially as described, ot' amatch-compartment rigidly secured to the under concave side of thecover, a sliding cover adapted to close the matchcompartment andprovided with suitable flanges for holding sandpaper for igniting thematches, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the box A and cover B, of the compartment E,having sides a, ends b and b, and bottom 0, and the sliding cover F,provided with the turned edges 01, depending lug c, raised projection f,flanges g, and removable sand-paper h, all of the said parts beingconstructed substantially as described.

5. In a combined tobacco and match box, the combination, with atobacco-box provided with a suitable hinged lid, ofa match-compartmentrigidly secured to the inside of the said lid and provided with asliding cover adapted to be presented upward when the hinged lid isthrown open, the said sliding cover being provided with suitable meansfor striking the match.

In testimony whereof I have signed this All

